Service difficulty report · Sensor · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
July 29, 2011
Submitted
August 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17185
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500922
Aircraft time
11,204 hours, 7,000 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
005022001
Part serial
0314
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Part time
11,204 hours, 7,000 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2053, THE CREW REPORTED A FUEL CONFIG DISAGREE MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE VENTRAL TANK LOW LEVEL SENSOR, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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